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NINEVEH Established 1964 Voice of Dedicated to the the Assyrian Foundation of America a Dvancement of Education of Assyrians NINEVEH Established 1964 Voice of Dedicated to the The Assyrian Foundation of America A dvancement of Education of Assyrians SEPTEMBER-OCTOBERIHO VOLUME 3NO.5 ~~ __ ~ __ ~ ~ __ C_U_L__TU_R__A_L __ E_D_U_C_A_T_l~O~N_A_L SO_._C_IA_~ ~ ~~ A ssyrian Periodicals We urge our readers to read and support SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1980 the Assyrian publications. The active VOLUME 3 NO.5 participation of all Assyrians is the only guarantee of the success of Assyrian JULIUS N. SHABBAS Editor JOEL J. ELIAS Ass't Editor periodicals. JACOB MALEKZADEH Advertising PEGGIE HERNANDEZ Circulation POLICY IN THIS ISSUE: • New History of an Ancient People by K.P. Matveyev 2 ARTICLES SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION WILL BE • Assyrians of Today- Their Problem SELECTED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF ON THE BASIS OF THEIR RELATIVE MERITTOTHEASSYRIAN LITERATURE, and a Solution HISTORY, AND CURRENT EVENTS. by William Daniel 4 OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS MAGAZINE ARE THOSE • Book Review-The Arts of Assyria OFTHE RESPECTIVE AUTHORS AND NOT NECESSARILY by Dr. David B. Perley 6 THOSE OF NINEVEH. • Assyrian Recipe-Kipte 8 ASSYRIAN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ESTABLISHED IN • Two Thousand Year Old Batteries JUNE 1964 AND INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF by Robert Karoukian 9 CALIFORNIA AS A NON-PROFIT, TAX EXEMPT ORGANI- ZATION DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDU- • Patriarchs of the Assyrian Church of the East CATION OF ASSYRIANS. by Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII 10 • Writings of Assyrian Fathers of the Church of the East by Mar Odisho 11 • Assyrian American Civic Club- Turlock Dedicate New Hall 12 ADDRESS LETTERS TO • Here and There 14 THE EDITOR • Map Showing Distribution of the Churches of NINEVEH the Assyrian Church of the East 15-16 1920 SAN PABLO AVENUE • Contributions 17 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94702 • A Charter of Protection Granted by the Caliph of Baghdad 23 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • William Daniel's "Assyrians of Today " in Assyrian 28-30 US.A. & CANADA $10.00 OVERSEAS 15.00 SUBSCRIBE TO NINEVEH ADVERTISEMENT RATES One Issue Six Issues We need your support to FULL PAGE $ 40.00 $ 25.00 ea. HALF PAGE 25.00 12.00 ea. help defray the cost ONE-QUARTER PAGE 15.00 8.00 ea. of publication ONE-EIGHT PAGE 8.00 5.00 ea. 1 MOSCOW NEWS Weekly No.1 (2885), Sunday. January 6,1980 First published October 5, 1930 THE NEW HISTORY OF AN ANCIENT PEOPLE DOCENT K. P. Matveyev's The author dwells particularly latest book is about one of on the Assyrian uprising of 1914- the periods in the tragic history 1918. Its chief aim was the of the Assyrian people. struggle for statehood. The up- rising was defeated with the help For the first time in Soviet and of the British Imperialists who foreign oriental studies the were not interested in the estab- author has analyzed the present lishment of an Assyrian state. day problems of the Assyrian The author criticizes the Eng- people [rom many angles. lish, American and French im- The book traces the continuity perialists who converted the As- of the generations of Assyrians syrians into small change in their from ancient times to the present political gambles in the Near and day. He studies the socio-eco- nomic structure of Assyrian so- Middle East. ciety. the distribution of the pop- ulation, and the national libera- The persecution of Assyrians DEDICATED TO THE tion movement, stressing the in- in their historic homeland forced ternational aspect of the Assyria many of them to leave for Eu- ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION problem. rope and America. The book dwells on the history K. Mafveyev points out that OF ASSYRIANS of the national liberation struggle the Assyrian problem has not of this, one of the most ancient been solved in the USA, Eng- peoples on our planet. land, France, Australia, Sweden. Greece and other capitalist coun- "The Assyrians rose Incessantly tries, where the Assyrians lire to fight against their oppressors regarded as second-rate citizens. and enslavers (Turkish beys, Ira- nian feudal lords and landowners. Their destiny in the Soviet Kurdish sheihs, mallks, clergy, Union is different. NEEDS etc.). The Assyrians also made a contribution to the national In II separate chapter, the liberation and democratic move- author shows how the Soviet YOUR SUPPORT ments of peoples livin2 in the Union has become a real Mother- Near and Middle East...," writes land for them. K. Matveyev. K. Matveyev's book makes a big contribution to the study of K. P. f\1atveyev. "Assyrians the new and contemporary his- and the Problem of Assyria In tory of tlie Assyrian people. New and Contemporary History". 111, Nauka Publishers, 1979. Yurl KAMENSKY ANDRE PARROT, THE FRENCH In 1960 A. Parrot's first volume Sumer: The Dawn of Art was published. In 1961 his second volume The Arts ARCHAEOLOGIST, IS DEAD AT of Assyria was published. In 1968 France's Minister of AGE 79 Education and Culture, Andre Malraux, appointed him to the directorship ofthe Louvre. He held the post Andre Parrot, the French archaeologist whose discov- for four years before retiring, but continued to head eries of Mesopotamian civilization in Iraq won him the Louvre in an honorary capacity. renown in the 1930's, died in Paris on Sunday, August 24, 1980. Editor's Note: As a tribute to Andre Parrot, within the A. Parrot was a doctor of theology, a professor of art pages of this magazine is a review of The Arts of and comparative religion, a museum curator and one Assyria by an Assyrian scholar of eminence, the late of the leading archaeologists of his generation. He was Dr. David B. Perley, one of the world's greatest authorities on the Ancient Near East. In addition to his academic achievements, he has done considerable excavating at Baalbek in Lebanon, Larsa and Lagash in Iraq, and most signifi- cantly of all, at Mari in Syria. 2 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Julius: Dear Editor: Thank you for sending us NINEVEH Magazine and Keep up the good work. an extra copy. Enclosed is a small donation towards your good cause. Jack Bookie Saratoga, CA Albert and Louise Yohannan San Mateo, Calif. Dear Friends: Dear Mr. Shabbas: Thank you for your memo of August 28th. Enclosed is a check for $10.00. Wishing you all the best in your Thank you for having published in your good activities for the success of the Assyrians. Sincere regards NINEVEH an article on the establishment of the to all of you. Assyrian Christian College. I wish to see you on campus when you will have time George H. Joseph to come for a chat. You are welcome when you desire. San Francisco, CA Thank you. Dr. Benedict Beit-Ishoo, Dean Dear Julius: Ceres, Calif. I have been receiving your fine NINEVEHMagazine for Gentlemen: the last two years and have alwaysenjoyed reading it. Enclosed is a check for $20.00 Keep up the good work. Regards, Sam Lazar Oakland, Calif. Eli Bakus Modesto, CA Gentlemen: Dear Sirs: I would like to take this opportunity to let you know I am an Assyrian and would be interested to receive a how much I enjoy your publication. Enclosed, please full year's subscription of NINEVEHMagazine. My payment find my check in the amount of $25.00 hoping for for $30.00 willfollowmy banker's check. Your acknowledgment many years of continued success. of the payment will be appreciated. Regards, Very truly yours, Dan B. Aghassi Hubert Benjamin San Jose, Calif. Bressoux-Liege, Belgium Editor's Note: Thank you. We acknowledge receipt of your Dear Sir: banker's check for $30. I am an Assyrian and interested in subscribing to your NINEVEH Magazine. Your address was given to Dear Editors: me by my uncle, Dr. Wilson Bet Mansour. Please send me the subscription form. For a job well done, please accept this humble contribution from a fellow Assyrian. Sincerely, Most sincerely, Ninoos Benjamin Nejad GH. Salt Lake City, Utah Semiramis Shabbas Oakland, Calif. Mr. Ninoos B. Nejad is a Ph.D. candidate in economics at the University of Utah. 3 ASSYRIANS IN TRANSITION PRE-CHRISTIAN TO POST-CHRISTIAN ERA PROTECTORS OF CIVILIZATION TO A PEACEFUL CHRISTIAN NATION As Related by William Daniel in his Book "Assyrians of Today-Their Problem and a Solution" Decadence Through Absence of Discipline Transference of Chant from Old Religon to the New But with the absence of the former rigid discipline This new crutch, which was the only purpose for the and order the decadence wormed its way in the social otherwise useless earthly existence, now and then system by leaps and bounds, for the philosophy of this needed being decorated with remnants of sections of new regime, from the fountains of which the latter ornaments that were salvaged from the glorious edi- sucked all its so-called vitality, maintained that, Man fices of their former culture. One of these ornamental didn't have to worry about his worldly affairs; for; appendages was the art of chant or hymns that they Almighty God would take care of all his physical short- introduced into the new religious ceremonies of their tages. To leave everything to the will of God is a new faith. This lent majestic expression to the services. convenient method of slipping away from under The religious atmosphere greatly enhanced by the responsibilities. For countless generations, this philos- charm of music worked on the already receptive minds sophy has been the mass and individual guide of the of the congregation like aged wine, softening them majority of people of the Near and Middle East. But more, to become easier to bend and shape to the whereas all other lands of that part of our globe had a desired mould for the purpose in hand.
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